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Java Object Serialization Specification
Table of Contents
1 System Architecture
1.1
Overview
1.2
Writing to an Object Stream
1.3
Reading from an Object Stream
1.4
Object Streams as Containers
1.5
Defining Serializable Fields for a Class
1.6
Documenting Serializable Fields and Data for a Class
1.7
Accessing Serializable Fields of a Class
1.8
The ObjectOutput Interface
1.9
The ObjectInput Interface
1.10
The Serializable Interface
1.11
The Externalizable Interface
1.12
Protecting Sensitive Information
2 Object Output Classes
2.1
The ObjectOutputStream Class
2.2
The ObjectOutputStream.PutField Class
2.3
The writeObject Method
2.4
The writeExternal Method
2.5
The writeReplace Method
2.6
The useProtocolVersion Method
3 Object Input Classes
3.1
The ObjectInputStream Class
3.2
The ObjectInputStream.GetField Class
3.3
The ObjectInputValidation Interface
3.4
The readObject Method
3.5
The readExternal Method
3.6
The readResolve Method
4 Class Descriptors
4.1
The ObjectStreamClass Class
4.2
Dynamic Proxy Class Descriptors
4.3
Serialized Form
4.4
The ObjectStreamField Class
4.5
Inspecting Serializable Classes
4.6
Stream Unique Identifiers
5 Versioning of Serializable Objects
5.1
Overview
5.2
Goals
5.3
Assumptions
5.4
Who's Responsible for Versioning of Streams
5.5
Compatible Java
TM
Type Evolution
5.6
Type Changes Affecting Serialization
6 Object Serialization Stream Protocol
6.1
Overview
6.2
Stream Elements
6.3
Stream Protocol Versions
6.4
Grammar for the Stream Format
A Security in Object Serialization
A.1
Overview
A.2
Design Goals
A.3
Security Issues
A.4
Preventing Serialization of Sensitive Data
A.5
Writing Class-Specific Serializing Methods
A.6
Guarding Unshared Deserialized Objects
A.7
Preventing Overwriting of Externalizable Objects
A.8
Encrypting a Bytestream
B Exceptions In Object Serialization
C Example of Serializable Fields
C.1
Example Alternate Implementation of
java.io.File
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